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Somnath Dey Attacked Outside Bengal Police Station After Arrest
Somnath Dey was arrested in connection with a serious case involving the death of a trainee doctor.
Police say he was accused of helping arrange the victim’s hurried cremation.
After Dey was brought to a police station in Bengal, a large crowd gathered outside.
Some protesters threw eggs, bricks and stones at him.
Police officers tried to protect Dey from the crowd.
Several officers were hurt during the incident.
Dey was then taken to court in Barrackpore.
Police want to question him about the allegations.
Protesters threw bricks, stones and raw eggs at Somnath Dey outside Khardah police station on Friday.
Several police personnel were injured while shielding Dey from the crowd, according to an officer.
Dey was arrested in Bengaluru after months on the run over alleged hurried cremation of the R G Kar Hospital victim.
Police took Dey to Barrackpore court after placing him in a vehicle.
Investigators are seeking Dey’s custody to question him about alleged hurried cremation and destruction of evidence.
- Who
- Former Panihati civic body chief and TMC leader Somnath Dey was attacked; police personnel were also injured.
- What
- A crowd threw bricks, stones and eggs at Dey as police escorted him from Khardah police station.
- Where
- Outside Khardah police station in North 24 Parganas district, Bengal; Dey was later taken to Barrackpore court.
- When
- The attack occurred on Friday, after Dey was arrested a day earlier in Bengaluru.
- Why
- Dey was arrested over allegations involving the hurried cremation and possible destruction of evidence in the R G Kar Hospital rape-murder case.
Key facts
- Accused
- Somnath Dey, former Panihati civic body chief and TMC leader
- Arrest location
- Bengaluru
- Police station
- Khardah police station
- Court
- Barrackpore court
- Allegations
- Hurried cremation and destruction of evidence
- Victim case
- A trainee medic at R G Kar Hospital was found dead on August 9, 2024
- Other accused
- Former Panihati MLA Nirmal Ghosh and ex-councillor Sanjib Mukhopadhyay are already in jail
Quotes
An unidentified police officer
A police officer who described injuries sustained during the protest
“Several police personnel were injured while trying to protect the accused from the mob”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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